FK5: Astrometric Catalogue

Table name: 	fk5
Records:   	1535
Spectral Band: 	OPT
Kind of Object: Star
Mode: 		Astrometry,Proper Motion
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Coordinates: 	J2000

Reference

Fricke W., Schwan H., and Lederle T., (in collaboration with Bastian U., Bien R., Burkhardt G., du Mont B., Hering R., Jaehrling R., Jahreiss H., Roeser S., Schwerdtfeger H.M., and Walter H.G.), 1988: Fifth Fundamental Catalogue (FK5), Part I. The Basic Fundamental Stars, Veroefftl. Astron. Rechen-Inst. Heidelberg 32

Fields


Name	Type	Meaning

fk5	i	Catalogue number, identical with FK3 and FK4
dm	c	Durchmusterung star number
vmag	i	Visual magnitude
n_mag	i	V for variable star, brighter magnitude listed;
		v for variable star (amplitude >= 0.3)
sp	c	Spectral type
ra	i	J2000 (FK5) Right ascension, epoch J2000
dec	i	J2000 (FK5) Declination, epoch J2000
pma	f	Annual proper motion (mu )(alp) (arcsec/yr) in J2000
pmd	f	Annual proper motion (mu )(del) (arcsec/yr) in J2000
e_ra	f	Mean error in ra (mas)
e_de	f	Mean error in dec (mas)
e_pma	f	Mean error on (mu )(alp) (10-4"=yr)
e_pmd	f	Mean error on (mu )(del) (10-4"=yr)
rab	i	B1950 (FK5) Right ascension, epoch B1950
decb	i	B1950 (FK5) Declination, epoch B1950
pmab	f	Annual proper motion (mu )(alp) (arcsec/yr) in B1950
pmdb	f	Annual proper motion (mu )(del) (arcsec/yr) in B1950
epa	f	Mean epoch of the observed right ascensions, offset 1900
epd	f	Mean epoch of the observed declinations, offset 1900 

Computed Fields

_lii	I	Galactic Longitude
_bii	I	Galactic Latitude

FK5: Astrometric Catalogue

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